Abstract: Construction of a toroidal continuously-variable transmission is achieved that simplifies the manufacture of parts, management of parts and assembly work, is able to easily reduce costs, stabilizes speed change operations, and is processed easily. An outer ring 16b of a thrust rolling bearing is supported so as to be able to pivotally displace by engaging a concave section 24 that is provided on the outside surface of the outer ring 16b with a cylindrical convex surface 22 of a support beam 23a of a trunnion 7b. Displacement of the outer ring 16b in the axial direction of the support beam 23a is limited by engaging a concave groove 27 that is formed around the inside surface of the concave section 24 in the circumferential direction around the support beam 23a with a protrusion 28 that is formed around the outer-circumferential surface of the support beam 23a.

Abstract: Construction of a toroidal continuously-variable transmission is achieved that simplifies the manufacture of parts, management of parts and assembly work, is able to easily reduce costs, stabilizes speed change operations, and is processed easily. An outer ring 16b of a thrust rolling bearing is supported so as to be able to pivotally displace by engaging a concave section 24 that is provided on the outside surface of the outer ring 16b with a cylindrical convex surface 22 of a support beam 23a of a trunnion 7b. Displacement of the outer ring 16b in the axial direction of the support beam 23a is limited by engaging a concave groove 27 that is formed around the inside surface of the concave section 24 in the circumferential direction around the support beam 23a with a protrusion 28 that is formed around the outer-circumferential surface of the support beam 23a.

Abstract: A toroidal type continuously variable transmission which maintains a gear ratio stably and continue to use the same gear ratio control even for a different model type of support shaft for supporting rotatably a power roller which differs in shaft diameter. A power roller 11 is rotatably supported by a displacement shaft 31 which protrudes from a trunnion 6 and a thrust ball bearing 39 provided between the power roller 11 and the trunnion 6. A secondary shaft portion 34 of the displacement shaft 31 is fittingly inserted into a hole 41a in an outer race 41 of the thrust ball bearing 39. A clearance between the hole 41a in the outer race 41 and the secondary shaft portion 34 is set in a range from 0 to 0.05 mm.

Abstract: A toroidal-type continuously variable transmission which includes: a casing; input and output disks respectively including inner surfaces, disposed concentrically with each other inside the casing, and supported so as to rotate independently of each other; a plurality of trunnions each including even-numbered pivot shafts existing at right angles to a central-axis direction of the disks and disposed concentrically with to in parallel to each other, and being swingable about the pivot shafts; a plurality of shift shafts respectively projected out from the trunnions; a plurality of power rollers held by and between respective inner surfaces of the disks so as to be rotatably supported on the shift shafts; and a support member fixed directly to the casing and supporting the pivot shafts so as to be shifted in an axial and an inclined rotation direction thereof.

Abstract: A trunnion of a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission has a support plate portion for supporting a displacement shaft and a pair of bent wall portions respectively bent toward the inner surface side of the support plate portion. The support plate portion and the pair of bent wall portions cooperates together in defining a pocket portion for storing a power roller therein. Pivot shafts are disposed concentrically with each other on the outer surfaces of the pair of bent wall portions. The pair of bent wall portions are connected together by a connecting member. The connecting member includes a pressure receive portion contactable with the inner surface of the pocket portion in a direction intersecting substantially at right angles to the thrust direction and receiving a pressing force acting on the pocket portion to crush the pocket portion.

Abstract: A power roller bearing of a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission unit that is used for a transmission of an automobile or the like comprises a power roller, an outer race, balls, a retainer, etc. Annular raceway grooves are formed individually on the respective opposite end faces of the outer race and the power roller. Treated-surface layers for enhancing the endurance of the power roller bearing are formed individually on the respective surfaces of the raceway grooves. The treated-surface layers include super-finished surfaces with the surface roughness of 0.05 Rad or less, formed individually on the raceway grooves, and low-friction layers formed individually on the super-finished surfaces. Alternatively, the treated-surface layers include residual compression stress layers formed on the respective surface layer portions of the raceway grooves by shot-preening.

Abstract: An output side disk 3 includes a penetration hole 30 for penetration of an input shaft therethrough, and a securing groove 40 formed in the inner peripheral surface of the penetration hole 30 for preventing a needle roller bearing 5 from slipping out in the axis O direction of the input shaft. The first connecting portion R3 of the securing groove 40 is formed as a surface the section of which has an arc-like shape of a large radius of curvature, whereas the second connecting portion R4 of the securing groove 40 is formed as a surface the section of which has an arc-like shape of a small radius of curvature.

Abstract: A double-cavity toroidal-type continuously variable transmission includes a case, a drive shaft and a toroidal transmission mechanism portion. The toroidal transmission mechanism portion includes a gear housing for supporting an output gear, and a yoke for supporting a pivot shaft of a trunnion in an oscillatable manner. The support post for supporting the yoke and a fixing member for fixing the gear housing and the support post to the case are connected together or are formed as an integral body.

Abstract: A power roller bearing of a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission unit that is used for a transmission of an automobile or the like comprises a power roller, an outer race, balls, a retainer, etc. Annular raceway grooves are formed individually on the respective opposite end faces of the outer race and the power roller. Treated-surface layers for enhancing the endurance of the power roller bearing are formed individually on the respective surfaces of the raceway grooves. The treated-surface layers include super-finished surfaces with the surface roughness of 0.05 Ra or less, formed individually on the raceway grooves, and low-friction layers formed individually on the super-finished surfaces. Alternatively, the treated-surface layers include residual compression stress layers formed on the respective surface layer portions of the raceway grooves by shot-peening.

Abstract: An industrially advantageous process for producing at once a composite material of an organic component having functionality and a ceramic component based on an idea different from the conventional techniques, in which (C) an aqueous slurry in a fine droplet form containing (A) an organic component having a functionality and (B) a ceramic component, is supplied into a chamber of a spray dryer, and simultaneously hot air is blown into the chamber, whereby drying and fine powderization of the droplets are attained through contact of the droplets with the hot air in the chamber, to produce at once a fine powdery hybrid material through hybridization of the organic component (A) and the ceramic component (B).

Abstract: A trunnion of a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission has a support plate portion for supporting a displacement shaft and a pair of bent wall portions respectively bent toward the inner surface side of the support plate portion. The support plate portion and the pair of bent wall portions cooperates together in defining a pocket portion for storing a power roller therein. Pivot shafts are disposed concentrically with each other on the outer surfaces of the pair of bent wall portions. The pair of bent wall portions are connected together by a connecting member. The connecting member includes a pressure receive portion contactable with the inner surface of the pocket portion in a direction intersecting substantially at right angles to the thrust direction and receiving a pressing force acting on the pocket portion to crush the pocket portion.

Abstract: An output side disk 3 includes a penetration hole 30 for penetration of an input shaft therethrough, and a securing groove 40 formed in the inner peripheral surface of the penetration hole 30 for preventing a needle roller bearing 5 from slipping out in the axis O direction of the input shaft. The first connecting portion R3 of the securing groove 40 is formed as a surface the section of which has an arc-like shape of a large radius of curvature, whereas the second connecting portion R4 of the securing groove 40 is formed as a surface the section of which has an arc-like shape of a small radius of curvature.

Abstract: A loading cam apparatus for a toroidal type continuously variable transmission includes: a first cam surface formed to have concave and convex portions thereon along a circumferential direction thereo, a second cam surface formed to have concave and convex portions thereon along a circumferential direction thereof and to oppose to the first cam surface along an axial direction thereof, a plurality of rolling elements sandwiched between the first cam surface and the second cam surface, and a retainer for holding the plurality of rolling elements in a freely rotatable state. The retainer includes a retainer main body of a circular annular shape, and pockets provided at outer periphery portions of the retainer main body for holding the plurality of rolling elements, respectively. The retainer main body is formed by carbonitriding material of iron system with a carbon concentration in a range from 0.02 to 0.20 wt % both inclusive.

Abstract: A trunnion and a rod attached to the present trunnion are formed of single blank material into an integral body. This structure can reduce the number of steps necessary in working operations and assembling operations for the respective composing parts of the toroidal-type continuously variable transmission and also can enhance the dimensional accuracy of the respective composing parts.

Abstract: A double-cavity toroidal-type continuously variable transmission includes a case, a drive shaft and a toroidal transmission mechanism portion. The toroidal transmission mechanism portion includes a gear housing for supporting an output gear, and a yoke for supporting a pivot shaft of a trunnion in an oscillatable manner. The support post for supporting the yoke and a fixing member for fixing the gear housing and the support post to the case are connected together or are formed as an integral body.

Abstract: In a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission, at least one of components including inner and outer races of a power roller bearing, an input disk, and an output disk is composed of an alloy steel material containing C: 0.15 to 0.5 wt %, Si: 0.1 to 1.5 wt %, Mn: 0.1 to 1.5 wt %, Cr: 0.5 to 3.0 wt %, and at least one kind selected from Mo: 0.1 to 3.0 wt % and V: 0.1 to 3.0 wt %, a content of 0 in the alloy steel material being set to be not more than 9 ppm; and the surface of the at least one component after carbonitriding, hardening and tempering treatments is set to contain C: 0.8 to 1.2 wt % and N: 0.05 to 0.20 wt %, and the at least one component has surface hardness of Hv 720 or more, and Mo.V carbide/carbonitride, the average particle size of which is in a range of from 50 nm to 500 nm is dispersed and precipitated on a race surface or in a range of from the race surface to a deep position where a maximum shearing stress is generated.

Abstract: In the toroidal-type continuously variable transmission, the radial clearance of a second radial needle roller bearing 30 for supporting the power roller 8 on the periphery of the pivot shaft portion 26 of the displacement shaft 7 is set larger than the radial clearance of a first radial needle roller bearing 27 for supporting a support shaft portion 25 on a trunnion 6. By increasing the radial clearance of the second radial needle roller bearing 30 in this manner, an increase in the surface pressures in the contact portions between the rolling surfaces of needle rollers 32, 32 and the inner peripheral surface of the power roller 8 and the outer peripheral surface of the pivot shaft portion 26 can be restricted, thereby enhancing the durability of the toroidal-type continuously variable transmission. Also, by reducing the radial clearance of the first radial needle roller bearing 27, the inclination of the displacement shaft 7 is minimized, thereby stabilizing the rotation speed change operation thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission which comprises: a casing; input and output disks respectively including inner surfaces, disposed concentrically with each other inside the casing, and supported so as to rotated independently of each other; a plurality of trunnions each including even-numbered pivot shafts existing at right angles to a central-axis direction of the disks and disposed concentrically with to in parallel to each other, and being swingable about the pivot shafts; a plurality of shift shafts respectively projected out from the trunnions; a plurality of power rollers held by and between respective inner surfaces of the disks so as to be rotatably supported on the shift shafts; and a support member fixed directly to the casing and supporting the pivot shafts so as to be shifted in an axial and an inclined rotation direction thereof.

Abstract: The invention is aimed to provide a core-sheath type composite filament, in which a functional component is hardly lost due to volatilization during the melt forming; bleeding of the internally added functional component is effectively inhibited; the internally added functional component does not adversely affect spinning properties, stretching properties, strength and dimensional stability; the use of the functional component can be greatly reduced, leading to a reduction of production cost; superior functionalities of deodorizing properties and antimicrobial properties can be exhibited to a maximum extent; even when contacting with water, the functionalities can be kept over a long time; and the composite filament is highly safe to a human body. The invention is also aimed to provide a process for the production of the core-sheath type composite filament as well as a heat fused article obtained from the composite filament.

Abstract: In a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission, a plurality of trunnions is respectively swingable about a pair of mutually concentric pivot shafts through a plurality of radial needle roller bearings respectively supporting the pivot shafts. Each of the radial needle roller bearings includes: an outer race interposed between an outer peripheral surface of the pivot shaft and an inner peripheral surface of the circular hole of the support plate, the outer race having an outer peripheral surface formed in a spherically convex surface; and a plurality of needle rollers respectively disposed on the inside diameter side of the outer race. The outer race is formed with an inwardly facing flange portion on the inner peripheral surface of the end portion thereof.